Pete Carroll on Doug Baldwin: ‘Wait and see’

The Seahawks’ wide receiver situation was nearing panic levels after the team placed Ben Obomanu on injured reserve and Braylon Edwards woke up the morning of the loss to the Detriot Lions with a swollen knee.

Receiver Doug Baldwin was a full participant in practice for the Seahawks on Thursday after suffering a high ankle sprain against the 49ers on Oct. 18. (Lindsey Wasson/Seattlepi.com)

But things got a little brighter Thursday for the receiving corps as Doug Baldwin was a full participant at practice.

Baldwin suffered a high ankle sprain in the 13-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 18 and didn’t play against the Lions. Baldwin — along with running back Marshawn Lynch (back) and offensive lineman John Moffitt (oblique) — participated fully in practice and told reporters that he intends to be ready for Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field.

“Yeah, definitely,” the receiver out of Stanford said when asked about playing Sunday. “I’m showing them that I’m capable of being out there running around and cutting.”

Head coach Pete Carroll however, is remaining quiet on the subject and classifies Baldwin’s status as “wait and see.”

Baldwin has 11 receptions for 149 receiving yards and one touchdown so far this season and led the team in receiving in 2011 with 51 catches for 788 yards and four touchdowns.

Edwards did not practice on Thursday as he continues to battle that knee injury and Obomanu was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season after suffering a wrist injury in the loss to the Lions.

To fill the growing void at wide receiver, the Seahawks called up former Husky Jermaine Kearse from the practice squad earlier this week. Kearse caught seven touchdown in 2011 for the Huskies before being picked up by the Seahawks for the practice squad as an undrafted rookie.